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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUnusual Friendship Between Wolf and Bear
These two were spotted by Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen
He photographed them for 10 days straight
Theory as to why they're friends is that they were probably orphaned very young and needed each other to survive
http://lifestyledesignmag.com/unusual-friendship-between-wolf-and-bear-documented-by-finnish-photographer/
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Unusual Friendship Between Wolf and Bear (Original Post)
rpannier
May 2016
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scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)1. Wow! Awesome pictures!
Thanks for posting this!
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)9. agreed! great photos and an unusual story, rpannier K&R
Vattel
(9,289 posts)2. amazingly beautiful photos
thx for posting
Kingofalldems
(38,422 posts)3. And the wolf shares with him apparently.
ErikJ
(6,335 posts)4. Sweet. Cooperation knows no bounds.
love it.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)5. Love this.
Omaha Steve
(99,494 posts)6. Mother Nature can produce some great surprises
K&R!
OS
Old Crow
(2,212 posts)7. Now THAT is cool.
I almost don't believe it, it's so cool. That first photo is epic. There is no other word. They're like the George and Lennie of the animal world.*
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*Bonus points if you recognized the Of Mice and Men reference.
Botany
(70,447 posts)8. Thanx for posting .... a husky and a polar bear can be freinds too
Mister Ed
(5,923 posts)10. And check out this unusual friendship between moose and squirrel:
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,819 posts)18. Behind the scenes they were like Betty Davis and Joan Crawford.
xocet
(3,871 posts)12. I am glad the news item was not - "Wolf Blitzer is friends with Bear Grylls - how unusual." n/t
burrowowl
(17,632 posts)13. K&R!!!!!!
Land of Enchantment
(1,217 posts)14. Beautiful. Thanks! here is a nice photo
of a baby bobcat and fawn orphaned by a forest fire....
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)15. Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. So touching and beautiful.
dhill926
(16,314 posts)16. how very, very cool....
thanks for this.....
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)17. Thanks for posting. nm
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)19. thanks
maindawg
(1,151 posts)20. That's awsome
Thank you
valerief
(53,235 posts)21. Great pics, great story. We mammals are more alike than not, but only babies understand this. nt